Practice-based PhD Annual Conference 2015
The third annual Practice-based Research Conference organised by Royal Holloway postgraduate students, this day-long, interdisciplinary event provided a space for creative dialogue between practitioners and academic researchers by foregrounding practice as a means of creative exploration and academic enquiry.
The theme for the day was:
INTERACTIONS WITH THE REAL
Date: Saturday, 21 November 2015 from 09:30am to 6.00pm
Location: 11 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3RF
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‘Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.’ – Kierkegaard
‘Reality is merely an illusion – albeit a very persistent one.’ – Einstein
What is reality/real today? What has it been in the past? The popularity of social media, rise of the celebrity, resilience of reality television, and renewed interest in biopics, documentaries and historical novels bring us into daily contact with the art of ‘reality’ in all its forms. How might artists and artworks respond and engage with ‘the real’ in our contemporary world? How does your artwork, artistic practice and research (or that of others) engage with the concept of 'reality' or 'real'?
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Organisers
The conference was organised by practice-based research students from Royal Holloway University of London studying in the English, Drama and Music Departments including Poppy Corbett, Siobhan O'Neill, Romany Reagan, Adele Ward
Contact
Find us on Facebook (‘Practice-Based Research, Royal Holloway University of London’) and Twitter (@PracticeRHUL). Our conference hashtag is pgreal2015. Any questions? Email us (practice@rhul.ac.uk).
This conference was funded by the Departments of English, Drama & Theatre, Media Arts and Music at Royal Holloway, University of London.